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... nerve , or SEVENTH CRANIAL NERVE , nerve with three types of nerve fibres : ( 1 ) mo- tor fibres to the superficial muscles of the face , neck , and scalp and to certain deep mus- cles ; ( 2 ) sensory fibres , carrying impulses from the ...
... nerve , or SEVENTH CRANIAL NERVE , nerve with three types of nerve fibres : ( 1 ) mo- tor fibres to the superficial muscles of the face , neck , and scalp and to certain deep mus- cles ; ( 2 ) sensory fibres , carrying impulses from the ...
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... nerve associations 12 : 1027e ; table peripheral nervous system components 12 : 1017b spinal nerve components 12 : 1021h structure and function of ganglion cells in human eye 7 : 95g ; illus . 96 insect anatomy and function 9 : 617d ...
... nerve associations 12 : 1027e ; table peripheral nervous system components 12 : 1017b spinal nerve components 12 : 1021h structure and function of ganglion cells in human eye 7 : 95g ; illus . 96 insect anatomy and function 9 : 617d ...
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... nerve fibre , in biology , a nerve fibre much larger than the usual ones . They are present in many invertebrates , such as the cockroach . The speed with which a nerve fibre conducts impulses varies directly with its size ; the giant nerve ...
... nerve fibre , in biology , a nerve fibre much larger than the usual ones . They are present in many invertebrates , such as the cockroach . The speed with which a nerve fibre conducts impulses varies directly with its size ; the giant nerve ...
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